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Lesson Two – Salad Vegetables

This curriculum topic teaching pack for the Foundation Stage gets the children to identify and describe the taste and appearance of different foods that are suitable for salads. The class can select special words to describe the size, shape and taste of different foods that could be used in a salad.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to identify and describe the taste and appearance of different foods that are suitable for salads

Learning Objectives

Investigates objects and materials by using all the senses as appropriate. Identifies some features and talks about those features s/he likes and dislikes.

Learning Outcomes

I can describe objects by their shape, colour and size. I can express preferences for different foods and give reasons for my choices.

Salad Vegetables

Teaching sequence to help the children identify and describe the taste and appearance of different foods that are suitable for salads

What Vegetables

Display posters for whole class discussion to help the children identify and describe different types of foods that are suitable for salads

Taste, Size, Shape

Template to help the children record the taste, size and shape of different vegetables using illustrations and words

Vegetables Word Bank

Vocabulary word bank to help the children select and make models of different types of foods that are suitable for salads

Salad Vegetables

Interactive activity to help the children identify and describe the taste and appearance of different foods that are suitable for salads

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to identify and describe the taste and appearance of different foods that are suitable for salads

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